Cleaning compound



Patented Mar. 1926.

UNITE'D'ISTATES CHARLES J. WA NER, on non'r rnor'ron, coLortAno.

CLEANING COMPOUND, 1

' scrubbing or agitation of the clothes.

A furtherobj ect is to provide a compound of this character which will not only act as a detergent but will have more or less of an a-ntis'eptic'effect upon the clothes, and further so form the compound that the. clothes are blued at, the time they are'washed.

, ,Other objects will appear iirtlie course of the following description. 7

My improved compound consists of the following ingredients in approximately the proportions stated, namely sal soda (carbonate of soda) three-fifths part, sulphur one-fifth part, bluing one-tenth part, and oil of turpentine one-tenth part. The coni-v pound of the above ingredients maybe either in liquid form, powder or fiakeform or in a tablet form.

The carbonate of soda acts to soften the waterfinto which the clothes are placed, the bluing acts to whit-en the clothes and to give them the" slight blue tinge which is necessary, and the sulphur acts as a bleacher for the clothes and also tends to destroy parasites, either vegetable or animal. The turpentine not only acts as a solvent for the sulphur, which wouldotherwise be insoluble in water, but acts tocut the grease in the clothes and to remove stains therefrom.

In the use of this compound, the water in which the washing is to be done must be boiling. Then the] compound is placed in the water, the amount of the compound to be used. depending entirely upon the size of the wash. The boiling is continued for two minutes after the compound has been placed Application fi1ed March'8,1922. serial No. 542,112.

therein, and then the clothes arei p'ut into the boiling water. The clothes niustbefpen.

Y P T l t' g' O F 1 If fectly dry before being put in the water" and should notbe even damp. Enough soap should be used to makea suds inthe boiling water before putting in the clothes. :'After a suitable period the clothes are removed an-d thoroughly rinsed 'in lukewarm water andthen rinsed in cold water and hung up 'to dry. The whole operation of washing un der these circumstances for a large family 1 .can be accomplishedwithin less than an v hour and the clothes, Without any rubbing or scrubbing, will be found cleansed and white. 1

' Actual test has'shown thatthiscom'pound will not injure the most delicate fabric and 'that'it entirely idoesyaway with any necessity of rubbi'ngthe clothes and the consequent wear. The "compound is very cheap,

to be thoroughly I and it"will be obvious that no skilled ma nipulation of the compound or of the clothes is necessary.

; WVhile I have stated the proportionsof the ingredients as being the proportions which form a thoroughly effective compound, I do not wish to be limited'to these proportions as these may be varied and, as I stated before, the compound. may be put iqo' 'ineither liquid, powder, or tablet form.

WVhere the washing compound is to be put up in tablet form, I heat the dry soda and V bluing to a-lava-like condition,-then add sulphur andthe turpentine, the turpentine being added/last. When cool'it becomes hard. It may-be formed in any shape desired or be ground'up soas to form a flake V j or powder-ed material. Where the compound is in the form of a liquid, the compound is mixed with water, the turpentine being emulsified in the water. I

I claim A cleaning compoundconsisting of the following ingredients in" substantially the following proportions :carbonate of soda three-fifths part, sulphur one-fifth part, turf pentine one-tenth part, bluing one-tenth part. In testimony wheref I hereunto affix my signature. o a v CHARLES J. WAGNER. 

